adaptable
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While some adaptable species have increased, those reliant on specific habitats such as woodland or chalk grassland are struggling.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
According to the researchers, this separation of roles helps explain why human memory is so adaptable.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
The brand works with people with disabilities to create adaptable jeans, stoma bags, and other pieces of clothing.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“Israelis are very adaptable, everyone’s just doing what they can within the reaches of their own sanity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
“I don’t believe that my particular body structure is easily adaptable to that type of device,” Ignatius observed, a gimlet eye fixed upon the rusting stool.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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